US12122351B2ActiveUtilityA1

Vehicle and vehicle operation system

Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTDPriority: Mar 26, 2021Filed: Jan 19, 2022Granted: Oct 22, 2024
Est. expiryMar 26, 2041(~14.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Chihiro Date
E05Y 2800/30E05Y 2400/44E05Y 2900/544G06V 20/58E05Y 2800/10E05Y 2400/454E05Y 2400/40E05Y 2201/434E05F 2015/767G06Q 10/02B60W 60/00253E05F 15/76B60R 25/24A61G 3/061B60P 1/431E05Y 2900/531G06V 20/52G06V 20/56H04L 67/12G08G 1/096725G08G 1/205G08G 1/202B60R 3/02B60W 10/30B60R 3/007G06Q 10/0283
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Claims

Abstract

A vehicle includes a slope device configured to perform deployment and storage of a slope, a camera, and a door and slope control device configured to communicate with a server including a getting-on reservation database including attribute information of a passenger, and perform deployment and storage of the slope by the slope device, in which the door and slope control device is configured to, when the vehicle is stopped to allow the passenger to get on the vehicle, confirm the attribute information of the passenger acquired from the getting-on reservation database of the server based on an image of the passenger captured by the camera, and perform deployment of the slope depending on the confirmed attribute information.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A vehicle comprising:
 a slope device configured to perform deployment and storage of a slope that forms a getting on-and-off passage of a passenger; 
 an imaging device configured to capture a status of the passenger before getting on the vehicle; and 
 a control device configured to communicate with a server including a getting-on reservation database including attribute information of the passenger, the attribute information includes necessity of voice guidance for the passenger, and perform deployment and storage of the slope by the slope device, 
 wherein the control device is configured to, when the vehicle is stopped to allow the passenger to get on the vehicle, confirm the attribute information of the passenger acquired from the getting-on reservation database of the server based on an image of the passenger before getting on the vehicle captured by the imaging device, and perform deployment of the slope depending on the confirmed attribute information. 
 
     
     
       2. The vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the attribute information of the passenger acquired from the getting-on reservation database includes information on use or non-use of a wheelchair when the passenger gets on the vehicle; and 
 the control device is configured to confirm the information on use or non-use of the wheelchair when the passenger gets on the vehicle acquired from the getting-on reservation database based on the image of the passenger before getting on the vehicle captured by the imaging device, and perform deployment of the slope depending on the confirmed information on use or non-use of the wheelchair when the passenger gets on the vehicle. 
 
     
     
       3. The vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the control device is configured to communicate with a portable terminal carried by the passenger when the passenger gets on the vehicle; 
 the attribute information of the passenger acquired from the getting-on reservation database includes information on a registered portable terminal registered in the getting-on reservation database by the passenger; and 
 the control device is configured to confirm whether or not the passenger is the passenger who makes a getting-on reservation based on information on the portable terminal acquired from the portable terminal carried by the passenger, and the information on the registered portable terminal of the passenger acquired from the getting-on reservation database. 
 
     
     
       4. The vehicle according to  claim 3 , wherein the control device is configured to perform deployment of the slope based on approach information of the portable terminal acquired from the portable terminal carried by the passenger. 
     
     
       5. A vehicle operation system comprising:
 a vehicle on which a passenger gets, the vehicle being configured to autonomously travel; and 
 a server including a getting-on reservation database including attribute information of the passenger including necessity of voice guidance for the passenger, wherein: 
 the vehicle includes a slope device configured to perform deployment and storage of a slope that forms a getting on-and-off passage of a passenger, an imaging device configured to capture a status of the passenger before getting on the vehicle, and a control device configured to communicate with a server including a getting-on reservation database including attribute information of the passenger, and perform deployment and storage of the slope by the slope device; and 
 the control device is configured to, when the vehicle is stopped to allow the passenger to get on the vehicle, confirm the attribute information of the passenger acquired from the getting-on reservation database of the server based on an image of the passenger before getting on the vehicle captured by the imaging device, and perform deployment of the slope depending on the confirmed attribute information. 
 
     
     
       6. The vehicle operation system according to  claim 5 , wherein:
 the attribute information of the passenger stored in the getting-on reservation database includes information on use or non-use of a wheelchair when the passenger gets on the vehicle; and 
 the control device is configured to confirm the information on use or non-use of the wheelchair when the passenger gets on the vehicle acquired from the getting-on reservation database of the server based on the image of the passenger before getting on the vehicle captured by the imaging device, and perform deployment of the slope depending on the confirmed information on use or non-use of the wheelchair when the passenger gets on the vehicle. 
 
     
     
       7. The vehicle operation system according to  claim 5 , further comprising a portable terminal carried by the passenger when the passenger gets on the vehicle, wherein:
 the control device is configured to communicate with a portable terminal carried by the passenger when the passenger gets on the vehicle; 
 the attribute information of the passenger stored in the getting-on reservation database includes information on a registered portable terminal registered in the getting-on reservation database by the passenger; and 
 the control device is configured to confirm whether or not the passenger is the passenger who makes a getting-on reservation based on information on the portable terminal acquired from the portable terminal carried by the passenger, and the information on the registered portable terminal of the passenger acquired from the getting-on reservation database. 
 
     
     
       8. The vehicle operation system according to  claim 7 , wherein the control device is configured to perform deployment of the slope based on approach information of the portable terminal acquired from the portable terminal carried by the passenger. 
     
     
       9. The vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein when there is a necessity for voice guidance for the passenger, the voice guidance for the passenger includes a movement direction to be performed in accordance with a getting-on operation of the passenger. 
     
     
       10. The vehicle operation system according to  claim 5 , wherein when there is a necessity for voice guidance for the passenger, the voice guidance for the passenger includes a movement direction to be performed in accordance with a getting-on operation of the passenger. 
     
     
       11. A vehicle comprising:
 a slope device configured to perform deployment and storage of a slope that forms a getting on-and-off passage of a passenger; 
 an imaging device configured to capture a status of the passenger before getting on the vehicle; and 
 a control device configured to:
 communicate with a server including a getting-on reservation database including attribute information of the passenger, the attribute information of the passenger acquired from the getting-on reservation database includes information on use or non-use of a wheelchair when the passenger gets on the vehicle; 
 when the vehicle is stopped to allow the passenger to get on the vehicle, confirm the use or non-use of the wheelchair when the passenger gets on the vehicle acquired from the getting-on reservation database of the server based on an image of the passenger before getting on the vehicle captured by the imaging device; 
 when use of the wheelchair when the passenger gets on the vehicle is confirmed based on the image of the passenger before getting on the vehicle, perform deployment of the slope; and 
 when non-use of the wheelchair when the passenger gets on the vehicle is confirmed based on the image of the passenger before getting on the vehicle, not to perform deployment of the slope. 
 
 
     
     
       12. The vehicle according to  claim 11 , wherein:
 the control device is configured to communicate with a portable terminal carried by the passenger when the passenger gets on the vehicle; 
 the attribute information of the passenger acquired from the getting-on reservation database includes information on a registered portable terminal registered in the getting-on reservation database by the passenger; and 
 the control device is configured to confirm whether or not the passenger is the passenger who makes a getting-on reservation based on information on the portable terminal acquired from the portable terminal carried by the passenger, and the information on the registered portable terminal of the passenger acquired from the getting-on reservation database.

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